HMS Liberty Crew List

Please note that the 'Rank/Rate' and 'From and To' dates only reflect those held actually at the Battle of Jutland.
The individual could have joined or left the ship before or after these dates, with differing 'Rank/Rates'.
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This crew list was last updated on Sunday, 26 March 2023, 18:21 and contains 80 names

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Name	Birth	Death	Rank/Rate At Jutland	From	To	ON	The National Archives Citable Reference	Additional Information
Adams, Robert	17/10/1887		Stoker 1st Class	25/01/1916	31/03/1917	K27341	ADM 188/921/27341
Bateman, Ernest James Charles	27/07/1896		Able Seaman	04/11/1915	21/03/1917	J19836	ADM 188/686/19836
Bates, Herbert Richard	21/12/1890		Leading Signalman	14/12/1915	21/03/1917	236334	ADM 188/419/236334
Beale, William Charles	22/07/1892		Stoker 1st Class	26/06/1915	01/03/1917	K8844	ADM 188/884/8844	Manly or Liberty
Brookman, Frederick Robert	01/02/1884		Leading Seaman	08/03/1916	21/03/1917	206477	ADM 188/359/206477
Brown, George Henry	11/11/1876		Stoker Petty Officer	09/03/1915	21/03/1917	282370	ADM 188/451/282370
Bunnett, Frederick William John	08/06/1893		Stoker 1st Class	15/04/1914	31/03/1917	K12145	ADM 188/891/12145
Butler, Herbert	24/04/1887		Stoker Petty Officer	15/04/1914	16/06/1916	309945	ADM 188/506/309945
Cartledge, Albert	23/05/1893		Leading Seaman	01/05/1916	31/12/1916	J3864	ADM 188/654/3864	NP 1153/18. Taken prisoner of War, when HM S/M E 14 was sunk by the Turks 28 Jan 1918
Clements, Frederick Spencer	28/12/1897	28/02/1918	Ordinary Seaman	08/04/1916	25/08/1916	J27349	ADM 188/701/27349	NP 2102/18 DD 28 Feb 18 Lost his life when Motor Lighter X.138 was sunk
Colvin, Ivan Beale	12/07/1891		Lieutenant	14/12/1914	06/10/1916	-	ADM 196/145/160	Liberty Navy List
Cooper, John Harry	19/08/1885		Able Seaman	15/04/1914	21/03/1917	217898	ADM 188/382/217898
Cottrell, George	05/05/1887		Able Seaman	02/09/1914	28/12/1916	233349	ADM 188/413/233349
Desmond, Felix Philip	08/03/1897		Ordinary Seaman	14/10/1915	25/08/1916	SS5562	ADM 188/1099/5562
Duncan, Harry McRae	09/08/1880		Petty Officer	23/11/1915	31/03/1917	188644	ADM 188/320/188644
England, Charles Aaron	09/03/1893		Acting Leading Stoker	28/10/1915	30/06/1916	K12144	ADM 188/891/12144
Fielder, David Martin	13/01/1890		Leading Seaman	15/04/1914	30/06/1916	236701	ADM 188/420/236701
Findlay, Robert	05/11/1896		Leading Telegraphist	20/03/1916	21/03/1917	J18939	ADM 188/684/18939
Galvin, John	11/12/1873		Stoker Petty Officer	15/04/1914	31/03/1917	279946	ADM 188/446/279946
Gillespie, Robert	11/06/1886		Stoker 1st Class	22/01/1915	21/03/1917	308313	ADM 188/503/308313
Grieve, John Dalrymple	21/04/1882		Engineer Lieutenant-Commander	20/06/1915	24/10/1916	-	ADM 196/130/468	Liberty Navy List
Grundy, Thomas	09/02/1896		Stoker RNR	02/12/1915	21/03/1917	S 5085	BT 377/7/81744
Grundy, Thomas	09/02/1896		Stoker RNR	02/12/1915	21/03/1917	S 5085	BT 377/7/81744
Guy, William James	20/03/1893		Stoker 1st Class	11/02/1916	16/08/1916	K19481	ADM 188/905/19481
Heath, Walter E.			Surgeon Probationer R.N.V.R.	21/10/1915		-		Liberty Navy List
Hedges, Edward Charles	02/12/1872		Chief Stoker	10/09/1914	10/06/1916	167303	ADM 188/272/167303
Hickey, James	13/10/1884		Able Seaman			218558	ADM 188/384/218558
Hills, Richard Ernest	07/02/1889		Able Seaman			234239	ADM 188/415/234239
Himbury, Thomas	20/12/1894					J9973	ADM 188/666/9973
Hoskin, Ernest	28/06/1882		Stoker 1st Class			305077	ADM 188/497/305077
Hyam, Harold John	20/07/1885		Able Seaman			221245	ADM 188/389/221245
King, George Charles	01/01/1890		Leading Stoker			K106	ADM 188/867/106
King, Philip Wilfred Sidney	19/03/1884		Lieutenant-Commander	24/10/1915		-	ADM 196/126/400	Liberty Navy List
Knight, Albert	28/03/1892					J373	ADM 188/647/373
Lancaster, Edward	05/02/1895					M2684	ADM 188/1023/2684
Lawrence, Frederick	26/07/1894		Officer's Steward 3rd Class			L6609	ADM 188/1001/6609
Lewis, Thomas	28/10/1887		Leading Stoker			K3341	ADM 188/873/3341
Lovesey, Charles John Tenant	24/06/1886		Leading Seaman			218009	ADM 188/383/218009
Mackey, Clarence Herbert	19/04/1887		Stoker 1st Class			K9085	ADM 188/885/9085
Mccrea, John	06/07/1894		Able Seaman			J14336	ADM 188/675/14336
Mcleavy, Joseph	13/05/1891		Stoker 1st Class			SS108934	ADM 188/1114/108934
Mcphail, Duncan	24/01/1896		Able Seaman			J25153	ADM 188/697/25153
Merry, John Clifford	24/11/1878		Stoker 1st Class			K27339	ADM 188/921/27339
Miles, John Alfred	13/10/1887		Petty Officer			227128	ADM 188/401/227128
Morgan, Harry	21/12/1878		Gunner (T)	30/03/1914	22/03/1917	--	ADM 196/156/280	Liberty Navy List
Mounfield, John Clifford	16/10/1895		Able Seaman			J16686	ADM 188/680/16686
Muncey, Charles William	14/09/1886		Able Seaman			225783	ADM 188/398/225783
Noakes, Thomas Edward	09/09/1890		Able Seaman			SS2835	ADM 188/1096/2835
Paine, John Garnet	02/05/1883		Able Seaman			J33627	ADM 188/714/33627
Patterson, William Burgrave	30/06/1889		Stoker Petty Officer			K1817	ADM 188/870/1817
Pearson, Ernest Edward	24/03/1879		Able Seaman	02/04/1915	31/03/1917	185246	ADM 188/312/185246
Pitcaithley, William Arthur	09/08/1887		Stoker 1st Class			K3251	ADM 188/873/3251
Porter, Bertie William	02/01/1896		Able Seaman			J15842	ADM 188/678/15842
Rogers, Herbert Charles	07/06/1888		Leading Cook's Mate			363704	ADM 188/554/363704
Ryder, Charles George	17/03/1898		Ordinary Telegraphist			J27478	ADM 188/701/27478
Sanderson, Herbert Montague	19/10/1894		Able Seaman			J12271	ADM 188/671/12271
Sandford, Alfred Frank	17/02/1895		Able Seaman			J12524	ADM 188/672/12524
Sawers, James Charles	09/09/1896		Ordinary Seaman			SS6594	ADM 188/1100/6594
Scholes, Henry Patrick	17/03/1895	07/02/1923	Sub-Lieutenant	15/11/1915	05/09/1916	-	ADM 196/145/757	Liberty Navy List
Sharratt, Harry Blaxland	02/08/1894					J8142	ADM 188/663/8142
Sims, Hugh	17/11/1894		Able Seaman			J11989	ADM 188/670/11989
Sliney, Alfred Ernest	21/07/1882		Stoker Petty Officer			306184	ADM 188/499/306184
Smith, Charles Henry	09/01/1895					K18589	ADM 188/904/18589
Smith, James Frederick	18/04/1869		Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class	04/11/1915	20/07/1916	268527	ADM 188/430/268527	St. George's Medal 4th Class
Smyth, Christopher	24/06/1895		Stoker 1st Class			K23261	ADM 188/913/23261
Spillane, Patrick	16/10/1878					292328	ADM 188/471/292328
Sully, Charles Errington	30/05/1890		Stoker 1st Class			K26124	ADM 188/919/26124
Sutton, John Bridger	24/10/1876		Able Seaman	15/04/1914	31/03/1917	165611	ADM 188/269/165611
Tooley, Alfred George	19/02/1891					L1017	ADM 188/990/1017
Turbett, Robert	26/04/1886		Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class			272380	ADM 188/437/272380
Turner, Walter Streater	10/04/1890		Able Seaman			239090	ADM 188/425/239090
Turner, William George Prewer	16/05/1885		Able Seaman			213183	ADM 188/373/213183
Twidell, Charles James	06/05/1893					J7899	ADM 188/662/7899
Urry, Alfred Edwin	28/11/1880	01/02/1954	Petty Officer (NS)	15/04/1914	21/03/1917	195821	ADM 188/338/195821
Waghorn, George Frederick	28/03/1888		Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class			271349	ADM 188/435/271349
Welch, George	11/02/1885		Able Seaman			218143	ADM 188/383/218143
Wiggett, Walter Frederick	03/01/1896		Able Seaman			J22939	ADM 188/692/22939
Williams, Arthur Edward	28/02/1879		Stoker Petty Officer	15/04/1914	31/03/1917	285239	ADM 188/457/285239
Wood, William	19/07/1893		Stoker 1st Class			K12137	ADM 188/891/12137
Woolven, Frank	15/04/1891					J2959	ADM 188/652/2959